Schenectady (NY) Puts Four New Apparatus in Service

Four new apparatuses were commissioned by the Schenectady, NY, Fire Department this week and join four other frontline apparatus, according to a report from ABC News 10.

The city received two Rosenbauer Commander fire engines and a mid-mount quint with a 100-foot mid-mount aerial platform, also built by Rosenbauer.

The fourth vehicle is a Ford F350 light rescue with a custom Stonewell body.

A state grant of $1 million helped the city pay for the apparatus, the television station reported.

Ravenswood (WV) VFD Pumper Rolls Over After Leaving Slick Roadway

The three firefighters in the wreck were sent to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Two Spokane (WA) Fire Apparatus Slide Down Icy Hill; Crash Into House, Cars

A Spokane ladder truck and pumper slid down the same icy hill. The ladder truck hit a house and the pumper hit two parked cars.